Nobody is knocking RWR. He was a great POTUS. No denying it, even by democrats.
He was optimistic and never lowered himself to trash the opposition.
He is however, responsible for O'Connor and Kennedy.
True enough that Kennedy was his third choice.
And if IIRC, O'Connor voted pretty much with the Constitutionalists while RWR was still of sound mind.
Yep. He's responsible for O'Connor and Kennedy two of his Biggest mistakes. I didn't like the O'Connor pick then, either.
Ronald Reagan made a number of mistakes and bad decisions as president and as much as I admired him, I openly disagreed with him at the time. If FR had been around, I would have done it as ardently and publically as I have criticized what I believe are GW's mistakes.
However, that said of the two, Reagan is by far my personal favorite. It is doubtful I'll see another president of equal greatness in my life time.